The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-30

The cross examination OF Knight
was begun 81 ten minutes past 2
o'clock. II am nineteen years old,
and am sometimes called Governor
Knight. Kennedy and / were not
particular friends. / had not known
him more than a week. He had been
around there about two weeks. l be-
lieve he lived there last year, but l
was ON the river then, and didn't
know him. The porch is to the east
of the store. There are two doors to
the store, but only one was open at
the time OF the shooting was step
or two north OF the door, between 1t
and the window" Here counsel
cross examined Knight closely on the
position OF Kennedy when the shoot
ing occurred. Witness sho we'd that
Kennedy was sitting with his left side
toward the south west, and repeated
his statement that Millington came up
from the south OF Kennt dy and snot
him, the FIST charge passing on the
inside, or west, OF post on the
southeast corner of the porch,
The second charge passed on
the other SIDE Of the post,
Milling on never getting to the north.
east of Kennedy. The porch is about
7x2O feet. Kennedy was north when
Millington drew the gun down and
faced northwest. Milliugton shot
without moving. Kennedy did not
move before Millington oh It, az he
couldn't see him. | ran, as things
were looking rather close for me. l
have talked about the shooting, but
never told anyone what l was going to
swear. Mr.. Millington and l are good
friends.
The attorney general objected to the
question, "Has there ever been any
trouble between you and your family
and Mr.. Millington and his family ?"
Court overruled objection, as ques.
ton was put to show animue, and
witness eaid: Mr.. Millington's kins-
people prosecuted my brother for an
oisense once, and my brother and l
were witnesses against one Of his fam.
ily. There was considerable feeling
in the matter, but we had no hard
feeling toward Mr.. Millington him
self. | never told young man named
Dill few days ago at Millington that
nv time had come and / would get
even with Wilmington. The kinspeople
of Millington mentioned were ALI.
Millington aud Patterson, his brother
in law. ALI. Millington and not
George was the one who prosecuted
nv brother. l know John Dill aud
his two sons, They live about two
two miles from Millington. When l
ran of the porch went toward the
northeast.
Witness explained to the attorney
general how Kennedy was sitting
when shot, with no appreciable varia-
ton from his explanation to counsel
for the defense, and stated that Ken.
nedy was on the porch when he fell.
The POI ca WAS six or seven feet wide.
Kennedy was seven o, eight feet from
the south end Of the porch and two
or three feet out from the house.
Witness was shown a model OF
Easley store and the porch on which
Kennedy was sitting. MillingtoG
lives southwest OF the town of Mill.
ington. There are two roads leading
to and from his place to town,
one OF which is that running east
and west south of the store.
Squire Cham Jones was recalled
and identified Kennedy's knife, pencil,
notebook, watch chain and other arti-
cles taken from the body. He also ex-
planned map of the town of Milling
ton, and testified to the existence of a
large pile Of lumber southeast Of and
in view Of Easley's store.
Mr.. ]. R. Wilhoite, who was on the
porch when Kennedy was shot, wAf
next examined. His testimony waE
simply corroborative Of Nights.
VIM. King testified that he was In
the yoad east of the store and saw
Millipgton come up from the wesi
with his gun and shoot Kennedy from
behind. Neither All Millington oil
Claiborne House arrived on the porch
where Kenuedy's body was until he
had been there several minutes.
Court then adjourned until 9:3C
o'clock thiA morning.